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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1944

Page

12

Hocking County School Boards Announce New Officers

Hocking County township boards reveal 14 new officer slates for the year announced by County Superintendent S H Dillon. Boards include Falls Franklin Campbell president Oscar Blum vice president and others. Murray City Education personnel already announced.

Clyde Mathias J. F. McGrady J. E. Waltz Ralph Flowers Gore Charles Alltop Lewis Nixon Frank Emrick Mark Burgess Chester Hicks Green Grant Harden S. H. Boles Vern Robinette Sam Chute Laurel John Whitcraft John Kuhn S. M. Vorhees Carl Carpenter Olen Lama Laurelville Perry D. E. Thompson Forest Frazier Wilson Ross Albert Swackhammer Wayne Bowers Marion Ed Welber Ed Mundy C. H. Carpenter C. N. Leasure Simon Rutter Carl Myers Salt Creek Leslie Dillie Clyde Robinson Harley Hart Walter Hoey Malcolm Stump Starr Washington John McVey Harold Zimmerman John R. McLain O. H. Bryan J. E. Loomis Eugene Lehman Ward Guy Kinnear Raymond Martin Helen Hawk Stephen Barber Andrew Brooker Dwight Stacey Murray City Board of Education

Four Registrants Accepted for Duty in Hocking County

Hocking County Selective Board announced four registrants from Saturday's contingent have been accepted for duty. Clyde Edward Hockman of 533 East Main St joins the Navy, Richard Shaw Brandt of 63 North High St joins the Navy, Foster Beeman Pritchard of 644 West State St Columbus joins the Army, and Kenneth Elsworth Cline of Logan Route 1 joins the Navy.

Logan Hocking County

Enterprise P.T.A. Meeting Friday

Logan The Enterprise Parent Teachers Association will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at the school building A program of entertainment will be provided by students William W Martin manager of the Nelsonville office of the Social Security Administration will be the guest speaker Refreshments will be served at the close of the meeting

LOGAN—The_ Enterprise Parent-Teachers Association William W. Martin Nelsonville Social Security Administration

Logan Social Notes and Local Lodge Installations

Logan notes document the Ladies Bible Class at St. Matthew Lutheran Church meeting with social hour and lunch after a lesson on Indulgence Traffic from Luther. American Legion Auxiliary members gather with furloughed Private Ellen Rowley joining. Pythian Sisters install new officers with gifts and a memorial charter drop. Refreshments follow.

Jesus American Legion Auxiliary Ellen Rowley WAC Ft. Oglethorpe Georgia Charles Struble Clete Shaw Ward Chase Harry Bray Walter Huffman Lucy Nill Lawrence Adcock Mary Jo Harry Mack Cyrus Rochester Barton Hall Ewald Schmitter Albert Seabright John McB Irma Powers Harry Thomas Florence Bort

Governor Worthington Chapter DAR to Meet at White House

The Governor Worthington Chapter of the DAR will meet Friday at 2 30 p m at the White House with Mrs A G Steinman as hostess Members are asked to bring gifts for the Filet cher Hospital at Cambridge

Governor Worthington DAR White House A. G. Steinman Filetcher Hospital Cambridge

Adair Family Visits Logan As Service Members Return

Staff Sergeant Alan Adair visits his parents in Logan and prepares to return to Dalhart Texas. Mrs Adair remains in Logan indefinitely. Private First Class Edward Moriarity enjoys a ten day furlough with relatives in Logan from Fort Fisher North Carolina. Seaman Second Class Bill Bell spends a Logan furlough after boat training at Great Lakes Chicago. Lt Edwin Forrest Angle from Walnut Street has been promoted to Company Commander at Camp Hood Texas. Miss Minnette McCray returns to work at McCray Insurance Agency after illness.

Alan Adair Logan Great Lakes Naval Training Station Chicago Edwin Forrest Angle S. E. Angle N. Walnut Street Camp Hood Texas Minnette McCray McCray Insurance Agency

Logan Scenic Star Route Opens Between Hocking Parks and Logan

A new 46.9 mile mail route named Logan Scenic Star Route begins operation Monday linking the Hocking Parks area with Logan. Contract awarded to Jay Wagner of West Logan for $1,896. service includes box delivery and collection with holiday operation except Sundays.

Logan Hocking Parks Logan Chamber of Commerce Post Office Washington Scenic Parks Columbus Jay Wagner West Logan

Double tragedy in Kenton claims two lives

Coroner John A. Mooney returns a verdict of murder and death by own action in the Kenton shooting death of Diahl Mummey, 31, and Mrs. Gladys Risner, 38, both residents of Kenton, with a 12 gauge shotgun used in the incident.

Kenton Diahl Mummey Gladys Risner John A. Mooney

Hold Rites For Joe L. Hutchins

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at Leonard Funeral Home for Joe L. Hutchins age 67 retired miner and former resident of Haydenville and Logan who died early Wednesday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens He had been a resident of Stewart for the last several years Rev A N Grueser pastor of the First United Brethren Church will officiate with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Survivors include his wife Edna and one sister Mrs John Patton Haydenville

Logan Leonard Funeral Home Joe L. Hutchins Haydenville Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Stewart A. N. Grueser First United Brethren Church Oak Grove Edna John Patton

Rites Held For Girl And Slayer In Double Funeral

Funeral rites were held Wednesday for Miss Phyllis L. Johnson 16 and Clyde W. Weaver 26 in Logan and Laurelville Ohio. A murder suicide verdict was returned after Weaver killed his schoolmate and then shot himself when she refused to go to Springfield. Johnson’s service was at South Bloomingville Methodist Church with interment at Adelphi. Weaver’s service was at Laurelville Methodist Church with burial at Tarlton Cemetery.

Miss Johnson Cecil H. Jones Logan Adelphi South Bloomingville High School Laurelville Methodist Church Weaver Samuel Elsen Tarlton

Hocking Feed Company Closes for Duration

Logan report states Hocking Valley Feed Company on West Main St owned by the Hockman family will close for the duration. Manager Clyde Hockman has entered Navy service at Sampson New York after last Saturday's induction. Ed Hockman, father of the current manager, had sole ownership since 1932.

LOGAN Hocking Valley Feed Company Hockman West Main St Clyde Hockman Navy Sampson N. Y Thomas Shotwell Ed Hockman

Carbon Hill Cagers Triumph in Twin Bill

In Logan on January 7 Carbon Hill High School beat Union Furnace in both games. The varsity won 55 to 22 with Dawley scoring 25 and Hawk 11. The reserves won 48 to 11 led by Sanborn with 11. it marked the ninth straight win for the Carbon Hill reserves.

Logan Carbon Hill High School Bill Union Furnace Green Dawley Hawk White Sanborn Carbon Reserve

Admiral Halsey Awarded Gold Star for South Pacific Service

Secretary of the Navy Knox presents a gold star in lieu of a second Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. for his leadership and actions in the South Pacific theater during World War II.

Washington Secretary of the Navy Knox William F. Halsey, Jr South Pacific

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Hocking County School Boards Dillon France Mediterranean Sea Fifth Army Rome Enterprise P.T.A Meert Pythian Sisters Lena Wells Marie Miller Hattie Bright Fanny Spears C. G. Webb Paul Collison Willard Lyke Lewis Reynolds Harry Reeves Fannie Cooley Cora Glass Charles Mack Roy Stallsmith Emma Lanning John Bownes Reguly Ohio Electric Company Gallaher Court St Jack Benny FBI Mystery Gibson Ken Maynard Bob Steele Overland Mail Hocking Feed Company Carbon Hill Don Ameche Happy Land Frank Cavanaugh Warrick Ryan IG Leon Ames Russell Wade Bruce Edwards Richard Martin Robert Fellows Ray Enright William Tracy Joe Sawyer Marjorie Woodworth United Artists Germany Ohio Johnson C&f Humphrey Athens, Ohio
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